Cream-separator.



PATENTED MAY 5 E. R. BAILEY.

CREAM SEPARA'IOR.l

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 17. 1907.

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E. R. BAILEY.

CREAM SEPARATOR.

APPLIGATION FILED Jim1?. 1907.

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CREAM-SEPARATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

.Application filed January 17, 1907. Serial No. 352,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LEDGERLY R. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clarinda, in the county of Page and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cream-Se arators; and I do declare the followin to e a full, clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperta'ins to make and use the same.

My invention relates to centrifugal cream separators, and consists in an improved form of device to facilitate the separation of cream from milk. Said device is provided with a series of vertical blades or wings, smooth or/corru ated, tached to a e orate disk which rests on the bottom o the bowl and under which the whole milk is introduced into the bowl through the central feed tube. The remainin portion of said blades or wings are removable and are adapted to be secured in position by the first-mentioned blades se as to alternate therewith.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention,-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a separator bowl and its bearing and with a portion of the interior mechanism shown in' slde elevation; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same near the top of the bowl; Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the wings or blades, showing the means for securing the same in position, only a ortion of said blades being shown in each gure; and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 areenlarged sectional detail views of one form of lower end of the bowl and the bearing therefor.

Referring more articularly to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale, l indieates the bowl of my separator, which may be constructed in any ordinary manner and is adapted to be operated by the engagement with the ordinary worm gearin 2 at the lower end of the shaft 3 by the ordinary mechanism, not shown. The upp the bowl is provided with the usual discharge mechanism, as cones 4 and 5, each prov1ded with outlet openings 6 and 7, respectively.

The bearing for the shaft 3 may be'of any desired construction, but I have shown the one for which I made application for Lettersn Patent, August 30, 1907, Serial No. 390,697,

arts of which are at- 'spindle or shaft 3.

er end of and, therefore, I make no claims for such bearing in this application. In said construction the bearing is in the form of an inverted cup 8, the interior wall of which at its lower end is screw-threaded and adapted to receive an adjusting nut 9, which is preferably provided with an elongated extension 10, by means of'which it is rotated, the extension being preferably provided with ears 11, which may be formed integral therewith and bent-laterally at diametrically opposite points. A lock-nut 12 is seated in said bearing below the nut 9 and is adapted to prevent the latter from turning after it has been pro erly adjusted.

entrally-mounted through a perforation 13 in the base 14 of the bearing is a neckbearing 15, through which the shaft 3 is adapted to extend and by means of which it is normally held in axial alinement with the opening 13. The bearing 15 is provided with a collar or flange 16 intermediate its length, the upper face of which is annularly grooverl or recessed as shown at 17 which is adapted Vto normally engage with an annular ridge 18 upon the lower side of the base 14 and normally hold the bearing 15 in said axial alinement. A spring 19 engages with the inner face of the nut 9 and with the lower face of the flange 16 and holds the upper face of said flange into such firm contact with the lower face of the base 14 that it will require considerable lateral pressure lto move the bearin U' 15 out of its axial alinement and which will cause the bearing to resume its normal posi-` tion the "instant said pressure is removed. The contacting surfaces of the groove 17 and ridge 18 are preferably rounded or substantial y semi-circular in cross section to permit of this lateral movement of the bearing 15. The ends of the spring are preferably seated in recesses 20 and 21 of the flange 16 and the top of the nut 9, respectively, so as to revent the bearing 15 from revolving with t e bowl The tension of the spring can be adjusted at any time to adapt the machine to varying conditions by adjusting the nut 9 towardor from the neck-bearing and then rigidly securing it in that position by the lock-nut 12.

In actual use it has been found advisable to provide the ihterior of the bowl withvertically arranged wings or blades so arranged as to intercept the outward or radial movement of the milk as it is discharged from the inlet and passes toward the top of the bowl.

By means of such wings the milk is adapted to be spread over a greater surface and thereby permit of the breaking of its globules and the more com lete separation of the cream from the milk, ut owing to the reat number of such wings as'has been foun desirable to use much difficulty has been experienced in quickly and thoroughly cleansing them after use.

To secure the above results of increased eiiciency in separation and to avoid the disadvantages attending the cleansing of'such blades I prefer to construct two sets of blades, which may be either plain, curvedl or corrugated, and permanently fastenin the lower ends of one set of blades, as 22, with the conical disk ybottom 23 and the inner edge of their upper ends with a band 24. The other blades 25 are secured at their lower ends to a band 26 which encircles their outer edges and is provided with notches or recesses 27 for engagin Awith the outer ed es of the blades 22 Vand t ereby holding lthe lades of the two sets rigidly' in their adjusted or spaced position. The upper ends of the blades 25 are secured at their 'inner edges to a band 28,

which is adapted to encircle the band 24, the

inner edges of theblades 25 being far enough awa fromV the center .as to pass down over the and 24.

In assembling thepblades within the bowl, the series22 are first placed in osition by insertingthem until the conical isk 23 rests upon the bottom of the bowl 'and is held so as to be rotatedl therewith by means of a projection 29 engaging with a recess 30 in the outer edge o the disk. The other set of blades are then placed inposition as by telescoping or interspacing them down between the blades of the first set with the recessed band at the bottom engaging with the edges of the first set. The feed pipe 31 is then placed down through the center of said series with its lower end screw threaded into a hollow boss or projection 32 extending upward from the bottom of the bowl and its u per end provided with a head 33 which is a apted to en a ewiththe bands 24 and 28 and thereby oldjthe parts rigidly in position.

In using my se arator as abovedescribed the milk 1s intro uced at the upper end of the feedpipe 31 from whence Vit passes to the bottom of the bowl and out through perforations 34into the s ace formed by the conical disk- 23. The mil then passes through per- -forations 35 arranged at suitable distances in the disk 23, preferably two forl each blade, the major portion ofy the cream passing through the inner holes, more of it and a portion of the cream through the outer row of holes, and theremainder of the milk assing out and upward between the edge of t e disk and thewallof the bowl. Asthe bowl and the blades are rotated in the usual manner, the andv creamy gradually pass upwardly i the over the blades and upon the wall of the bowl until'the milk is discharged at one set of outlets andthe cream at the other. When curved blades are used they are preferably rotated with the concaved portion forward which will cause a better result to be obtained than by rotating them in the opposite direction of by using fiat radially-arranged blades. Ifl at any time that the machine is being operated and a greater load is placed upon one ortion than another of the bowl, the yiel ing bearing for the neck or upper end of the bowl` shaft will yieldf sufficiently to accommodate said load, but the bearing will automatically return the bowl to its normal axial position the instant the load is removed.

After the bowl has been used and it is desired to cleanse the parts, the feed tube is unscrewed and withdrawn, after which the two sets of blades can be removed either together or by first withdrawing the outer set and then the inner. When the blades have been thus se arated, there-is sufficient space between t e adjacent blades of each set to permit of quickly and readily cleansing them, and when it is desired to re-assemble them the outer edges of the inner set are caused to enter the recesses in the band of 'the outer set and thereby prevent any possibility of their being improperly adjusted, even by the most carelessmanipulation or handling of parts.

- If desired the recesses 28 can be formed by means of plates 36, which are 'adapted to be secured upon the interior of the band 26. The band 26 may also be separated or divided at any point, as at 37, which will permit of its engaging with the outer edges of the inner bladeswithy a yielding or contracting` action.

Although I have described what rconsider the best means oi' constructing my improved separator, yet it is evident that changes and f' modifications can be made in the form and structure of the different arts and I reserve to myself the right to ma e all such'changes and modifications as will come within the scape of m` invention.

aving t us described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a separator, a bowl, two sets of interspaced blades therein, the upper ends of each set being secured at their inner edges to a band, and means for rigidly securing the lower ends of the two sets at a distance apart.

2. In a separator, a bowl, two sets of inters aced blades therein, the upper ends of the b ades of each set bein secured at their inner edges to a band, the and of one set encir-l clin vthe band of the other set, and means for rigi liv-securing the lower ends of said blades at a istance apart.

3. In a separator, a bowl, two sets of interspaced radially-arranged blades therein, the lower ends of the blades of one set being permanently secured to a perforated disk, a band secured to the outer edges of the other set at the bottom and adapted to engage with the outer edges of the first-mentioned set, and means for securing the upper ends of` said sets in position.

4. In a cream separator, a bowl, two sets of inters aced blades therein, the lower ends of the b ades of one set being permanently secured to a perforated conical disk, a recessed band secured at the lowerends of the outer ed'ges of the blades of the other set with said recesses adapted to be engaged by the outer edges of the iirst--mentioned set, and means for rigidly securing the upper ends of said blades in position.

5. Inra cream separator, a bowl, the bottom of which is provided with a projection, a perforated conical disk, the periphery of which is notched for engaging with said pro- 'ection, blades rigidly-secured to said disk, a

and secured to the inner edges of the up er ends of said blades, a set of blades adapte to be alternately-arranged between the blades of the first-mentioned set, a recessed band secured to the lower end of the outer edges of said secondfmentioned blades, a band se- `ad aitcd to communicate with the intel cured at the inner ed g said second-mentioned surround the other band, anranged axially of said sets of its upper end provided with a h gagingwith said bands and its lo rojection, radially by said disk, and tube inserted axially of said sets of blades, the lower end of which is ad'a ted to engage with the hollow rojection at t e bottom of the bowl and the upper end is provided With .means for holding said blades in position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDGERLY R. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

J. E. PAINTER, A. B. LoRANz.

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